Lorien POV
The hotel lobby was breathtaking elegant and gleaming in a way that made me afraid to touch anything, terrified I’d smudge its perfection. But the beauty around me barely registered as Alpha Destrell’s voice cut through the air.
“My lips parted in surprise, and had I not been so stunned, I might have laughed.”
“We’re all here now,” Destrell said, his tone smooth and mocking. “What harm would there be in taking a few minutes to settle everything?”
Auren’s answering growl rumbled low in his chest, sharp enough to slice through the polite murmur of the lobby. The crowd’s chatter fell into uneasy silence, every pair of eyes turning toward us. If I didn’t assert myself now, no one here would ever see me as Auren’s equal as his Luna.
I drew in a steadying breath, released my gri
